The gen consumers do not want to fiddle with buggy incomplete and complex software when they’re in lean-back mode watching TV. And certainly don’t want to think of having a cumbersome keyboard and mouse in the living room, with a big mouse pointer for clumsy onscreen navigation. The whole concept was flawed from the start, even before the launch of GoogleTV beta (WebTV, AOLTV). Both Google and manufactures like Logitech is at fault here. It’s like the blind leading the blind.

With smart phones and tablets usage skyrocketing at the home, why would consumers choose instead to surf the web on their TVs from across the room? Disturb a show thats playing to post a twitter messages or Facebook a friend on the TV, with keyboard and mouse in hand? That’s why we have the smart phones and tablets like the iPad sitting on the coffee table. Search for a show on the iPad (i.e. Comcast app, HBO app) and simply send it to the TV of choice around the home (AppleTV + Airplay). Found something funny on your YouTube and want to share with the family, send it to the TV. Have a multi-player game wirelessly mirroring from the iPad to the TV (think party setting). The TV should be just another accessory in the home connected to our ever growing smart devices, not the main driver.

Plus with the content providers continuing to block GoogleTV from broadcasting their web shows, what’s left in terms of value for consumers? Netflix? Consumers can get Netflix on multiple cheaper devices like Roku, Wii or Blu-Ray players etc.